Body found in search for woman missing for a week

Lisa Wotherspoon was reported missing from Motherwell on Friday, September 29.

Body found in search for woman missing for a week in MotherwellPolice Scotland

A body has been found in the search for a woman who has been missing for a week.

Lisa Wotherspoon was reported missing from Motherwell on Friday, September 29.

The 37-year-old was last scene in her hometown in the Vulcan Street area at around 6am.

Her family said she was a type 1 diabetic and needed access to insulin.

Shortly after 4pm on Friday, police confirmed officers had found the body of a woman near to Riverside Walk in Motherwell.

They said Ms Wotherspoon’s family had been informed.

“There do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal,” a Police Scotland spokesperson said.

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